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Drawings of Western History photograph collection, 1830-1900

Overview of the Collection

Title
Drawings of Western History photograph collection
Dates
1830-1900 (inclusive)
Quantity
43 photographs
Collection Number
P0185
Summary
The Drawings of Western History photograph collection contains photographs of drawings and paintings depicting various periods, events, and locations in the American West.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Content Description

Photographs in this collection are of drawings and paintings depicting various periods, events, and locations in the American West.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Locations in American West

    • Description: Explorers and Trappers

      • Photograph number 1: De Sota and troops at Tampa Bay, Florida. Artists James Smillie and Captain S. Eastman
      • Photograph number 2: Coronado's army in the southwest, 1540-42, painting by Frederic Remington
      • Photograph number 3-4: Catholic missionarries and explorers
      • Photograph number 5: Spanish at Indian Peublo
      • Photograph number 6-13: Trappers and Indians

      Container: Box 1, Folder 1
    • Description: Cowboys and Pioneers

      • Photograph number 14-16: Cowboys
      • Photograph number 17-18: Advertisements for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
      • Photograph number 19: "Custer's Last Charge" Fronticepiece from "Marching with Custer" by Nye
      • Photograph number 20: Mormons at Kanesville Crossing by S.M. Jackson
      • Photograph number 21: Mormon Handcart Pioneers
      • Photograph number 22: Overland trail
      • Photograph number 23: Baptizing Indians
      • Photograph number 24: Overland coach

      Container: Box 1, Folder 2
    • Description: Locations

      • Photograph number 25: Council Bluffs
      • Photograph number 26: Missouri River from Counil Bluffs
      • Photograph number 27: Elkhorn River Ferry
      • Photograph number 28: Fillmore, Utah
      • Photograph number 29: Kanesville
      • Photograph number 30: Keokuk
      • Photograph number 31: Fort Laramie and Laramie Peak
      • Photograph number 32: Scotts Bluff
      • Photograph number 33: Upper Yellowstone Falls by Thomas Moran
      • Photograph number 34: Indian Prisoners at Fort Utah
      • Photograph number 35: Promentory Point, Great Salt Lake
      • Photograph number 36: Ogden, 1849

      Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Oversize

    • Description: Travels to American West and Mormons

      • Photograph number 37: Elk Horn River
      • Photograph number 38: Garden Grove, Iowa
      • Photograph number 39-40: Kanesville, Iowa
      • Photograph number 41-42: Mormons crossing Missouri River
      • Photograph number 43: Mormon Wood River Camp

      Container: Box 2, Folder 1

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